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Knowledge and practice of nursing home caregivers about urinary incontinence
Semiha Yenişehir1, İlkim Çıtak Karakaya2, Mehmet Gürhan Karakaya1
1Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000, Muğla, Turkey.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to investigate nursing home caregivers' knowledge and practice of urinary incontinence in Muğla-Turkey.
Methods:
Knowledge and practice of urinary incontinence of 34 nursing home caregivers were assessed by a form originated from knowledge and practice instrument and urinary incontinence knowledge scale. Incontinence quiz was also used to assess knowledge about UI.
Results:
According to the analysis of the items from the knowledge and practice instrument, 20.6% of caregivers never control the amount of urinary incontinence in residents with dementia, document the amount of urinary incontinence and set up a toilet plan for residents with no or slight mental incapacity. According to the analysis of the items from the urinary incontinence knowledge scale, majority of caregivers considered urinary incontinence as a normal result of aging. The mean incontinence quiz score of all participants was 5.5 ± 2.0, indicating poor knowledge about UI.
Conclusion:
Findings indicate the need of developing strategies for improving knowledge and effective practice of urinary incontinence of nursing home caregivers.
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